Table 7.
Total amino acid composition of ‘Alto Casertano’ raw milk samples. Values are means from ‘Ailano’ and ‘Valle Agricola’ milk and are expressed as g per 100 g of total protein.
| Total Amino Acid Composition of Alto Casertano Milk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Amino Acid | Cow | Sheep | Goat |
| Essential amino acids | |||
| His | 3.66 | 2.52 | 2.34 |
| Ile | 4.01 | 4.22 | 3.93 |
| Leu | 8.81 | 7.91 | 8.23 |
| Lys | 7.79 | 7.47 | 7.15 |
| Met | 2.91 | 2.80 | 2.65 |
| Phe | 4.67 | 4.76 | 4.75 |
| Thr | 4.87 | 5.06 | 5.47 |
| Trp | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| Val | 4.79 | 5.01 | 5.22 |
| Non-essential amino acids | |||
| Ala | 3.31 | 3.64 | 2.92 |
| Arg | 3.33 | 3.40 | 2.75 |
| Asx | 7.49 | 7.27 | 6.55 |
| Cys | 0.87 | 1.06 | 0.87 |
| Glx | 21.67 | 19.69 | 19.71 |
| Gly | 1.80 | 1.74 | 1.52 |
| Pro | 6.58 | 9.31 | 8.94 |
| Ser | 5.96 | 5.69 | 5.16 |
| Tyr | 5.00 | 5.04 | 3.78 |
For protein amino acids, a three-letter code has been used. n.d., not determined.